Release the hounds: Jesus' Wonderlic score ... 22!

I've taken the Wonderlic and I'd be stunned if anyone on this site would get less than a 28 or 30.

 

Tebow's test should have been aborted. ;D

 

I can't verify any of this because I'm lifting it from another site, but in one of his books, the great Paul Zimmerman did a breakdown of average Wonderlic scores by position:

* Offensive tackle – 26
* Center – 25
* Quarterback – 24
* Guard – 23
* Tight end – 22
* Safety – 19
* Linebacker – 19
* Cornerback – 18
* Wide receiver – 17
* Fullback – 17
* Halfback – 16

 

42 - Drew Henson
40 - Alex Smith
39 - Aaron Rogers
39 - Eli Manning
39 - Brian Griese
38 - Charlie Frye
37 - Tony Romo
36 - Drew Bledsoe* (*won a Super Bowl, but as a backup)
35 - Matt Leinart
35 - Kellen Clemens
33 - Tom Brady
33 - Steve Young
32 - Joey Harrington
32 - Patrick Ramsey
32 - Sage Rosenfels
31 - J.P. Losman
31 - Matt Schaub
30 - Phillip Rivers
29 - Brady Quinn
29 - Rex Grossman
29 - Marc Bulger
29 - Matt Hasselbeck
29 - Troy Aikman
29 - John Elway
28 - Drew Brees
28 - Peyton Manning
27 - Kyle Boller
27 - Ryan Leaf
26 - Jay Cutler
26 - Kyle Orton
26 - Carson Palmer
26 - Akili Smith
25 - Ben Roethlisberger
25 - Byron Leftwich
25 - Chad Pennington
24 - JaMarcus Russell
24 - David Carr
23 - Jason Campbell
22 - Tim Couch
22 - Trent Dilfer
22 - Brett Favre
20 - Michael Vick
19 - Tarvaris Jackson
19 - Bruce Gradkowski
19 - Derek Anderson
19 - A.J. Feeley
18 - Daunte Culpepper
17 - Aaron Brooks
17 - Vinny Testeverde
16 - Vince Young (6 on first try)
15 - Steve McNair
15 - Randall Cunningham
15 - Dan Marino
15 - Terry Bradshaw
14 - David Garrard
14 - Donovan McNabb
11 - Marcus Vick
10 - Jeff George
8 - Chris Leak

 

Aaron Rodgers, that's my boy!

 

Makes sense. Smaller brain means carrying less weight which allows you to run faster.

 

Relieved: Mike Vanderjagt

 

They were giving this test when Bradshaw was playing?

 

OK, so the quiz on ESPN.com has the answers to the questions, but how do you know what your overall score would be?

 

You must be a 14. Otherwise you would know intuitively.

 

The most troubling aspect of the low scores is that just about every top prospect gets tutored on the Wonderlic before the combine.